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Patent GB-2375718-A (GB)
Title: Step exercising device.
Inventor: LAT SHU-CHTUNG
IPC: A63B23/04
Filed: 2001-05-24
Abstract: An exercise device that permits simultaneous treading and skiing exercises comprises a mounting rod 22 adapted to be supported on a floor surface, right and left shafts 35 being joined at lower end to said mounting rod 22, right and left tubular members 40 respectively disposed on and rotatable about said shafts 35, right and left treadles 42 respectively attached to said tubular members 40, and a pull rope 60 connected to said tubular members 40 and wound around a rim 531 of a pulley member 53. The invention further comprises a support rod 23 to be spaced from and parallel to the mounting rod 22, being connected therein via a support bar 21. A mounting axle 54 projects in an upwardly direction from said support bar 21 so as to be mounted rotatably with said pulley member 53. Also displaced around said mounting axle 54 are frictional means with an adjustment means.
Patent GB-2363957-A (GB)
Title: Plasma torch nozzle/electrode arrangement
Inventor: SCHWANKHART GERHARD
IPC: H05H1/34
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: In a plasma torch with a rod-shaped non-consumable electrode (9), in order to ensure a high stability of the arc spot on a workpiece under every operational condition, the inner wall of the nozzle (36) is provided with a conical arrangement at the nozzle exit and the free end zone of the electrode (9) or its holder (8) extends substantially parallel to the inner wall of the nozzle (36). Helically extending conduits (38) are provided between the chamber (15) connected to a gas connection (14) and the nozzle (36).
Patent GB-2363623-A (GB)
Title: Reel spool and stand assembly for coiled tubing injector system
Inventor: CAIN TROY D
IPC: B65H54/553
Filed: 2000-11-13
Abstract: A spool (10) for carrying continuous pipe or coiled tubing for a coiled tubing injector is dropped into a stand (12) at a site and coupled to a rotary power source (36). The stand includes two axles (140), on either side of the spool, and a drive plate (122). The spool includes on each side a supporting hub (114) with slot (116) that allows the axle to slide into the hub and the slot to be closed. At the same time, a coupling member (120) on the drive plate slides into mating contact with a complementary coupling member (124) on the spool. Thus, the spool is mounted and coupled to a rotary power source with comparative ease and quickness,facilitating use of multiple spools for both transportation and operation at the well site.
Patent GB-2368270-A (GB)
Title: An item of luggage with a back support
Inventor: GREEN STEPHEN
IPC: A47C4/52
Filed: 2001-09-13
Abstract: An item of luggage with a back support comprises a storage compartment 1 and an attached back support 3 which is rotatable trough 180{. The back support may be designed to match the luggage item, and may be contained within a detachable compartment 10. The back support may be resiliently deformable or revesibly enlargable and may be an open-cell 4 foam contained within a sealed bag provided with a valve. Stiffeners may be located in the side or the face of the back support, and may form one side 5 of the back support. In use, the back support supports the lumbar region of the spine and the item of luggage with a back support allows for the convenient, unobtrusive transport of the back support.
Patent GB-2368401-A (GB)
Title: A measuring device for the volumetric measurement of injection quantities
Inventor: SCHMUTZLER GERD
IPC: F02M65/00
Filed: 2001-09-20
Abstract: A device for the volumetric measurement of injection quantities, in which an injection nozzle 3 injects a fluid into a measuring chamber 4 which comprises a metering piston 5, driven, with a gas tight seal, in the measuring chamber 4, and a valve 8 for emptying the measuring chamber 4. As a measure of the injection quantity, the displacement path of the metering piston 5 in the measuring chamber 4 is recorded based in the injection. In a drainage conduit 12 between the measuring chamber 4 and the valve 8 there is disposed a throttling mechanism 13 which ensures improved emptying of the measuring chamber 4. The throttling mechanism 13 consists of a multiplicity of feed-through openings 14 which can be in the form of a diffuser.
Patent GB-2372161-A (GB)
Title: Fluorescent lamp driver circuit
Inventor: JALES RICHARD JAMES
IPC: H05B41/392
Filed: 2001-10-25
Abstract: A fluorescent lamp driver circuit has regulator (SR); primary circuit of transformer (TF); electronic switches (TR2A and TR2B) and current sensing device (Rsense) connected successively in series across power supply (PSF). Controller (CTRL) is connected to create a feed back loop. The secondary circuit of transformer (TF) is coupled to fluorescent lamps (U10 and U11) via ballast capacitors (C1 and C2). Diode (D1) creates unidirectional current flow, so current sensing device (Rsense) indicates only energy input to lamps (U10 and U11). Capacitors (C1 and C2) are placed physically very close to their respective lamps, enabling good matching of currents through lamps (U10 and U11). Pulse width modulator (PM) with predetermined input is connected to regulator (SR) and, via delay circuit (TD) to controller (CTRL), thus permitting a larger dimming ratio, and further control of input power. Overvoltage detector (OVD) is connected to sense the voltage across inductor (L3) and transformer (TF) giving further control in the event of excess voltage.
Patent GB-2384866-A (GB)
Title: Control system using a network
Inventor: CARTLAND IAN
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2001-12-19
Abstract: A network manager 20 is coupled to a network 4. A number of control units 6 is also coupled to the network, each having a plurality of inputs and outputs which can be coupled to one or more devices 8. The network manager transmits to the control units, over the network, programs and program settings for the control units to run on local processors to control the devices coupled to their inputs and outputs. Input signals received from the devices are temporarily stored as data by the control units, and then transmitted over the network to the network manager for storage 34. A results filter 32 is preferably associated with the network manager to filter the data after it has been transferred from the control unit or units and stored at the network manager.
Patent GB-2384012-A (GB)
Title: A modular connector for connecting roof ridge members
Inventor: ALLPORT PHILLIP BRIAN
IPC: E04D1/30
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: A modular connector comprising a plurality of wall members 12 in edge to edge engagement, at least one of the wall members 12 is adapted to be secured to the free end of a ridge member (40 fig. 3) through coupling 32. Preferably each wall member 12 has a tongue (16 fig. 5) along one edge and a correspondingly shaped slot (22 fig. 5) on an opposing edge so that adjacent wall members can be slidingly engaged. A finial (38 fig. 1) may be provided in register with an upper edge of the modular connector. Once assembled, the adjacent wall members 12 may be secured by welding or by inserting a securing pin (44 fig. 8). The modular connector allows a large number of roofing configurations to be achieved with a small number of interchangeable and interengageable components.
Patent GB-2386013-A (GB)
Title: Full duplex optical transceiver with remote light source for transmitter
Inventor: DAY IAN EDWARD
IPC: H04B10/2587
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: An optical transceiver for transmitting and receiving optical signals comprises an optical signal receiver and a light modulator, the receiver and modulator being arranged such that, in use, light modulated by the modulator is received by the modulator from a source remote from the transceiver, optical signals received by the receiver are not modulated by the modulator, and light modulated by the modulator is transmitted as optical signals from the transceiver simultaneously with the reception of signals by the receiver. The light destined for the modulator may pass through the receiver first. A reflection based configuration is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2390115-A (GB)
Title: Secure container for delivered items such as milk bottles
Inventor: CRAGIE DAVID
IPC: A47G29/24
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: A container comprises a housing (1) having at least one compartment (2) for receiving the delivered item preferably a milk bottle (3), a lid (4) for the compartment, moveable between an open position and a closed position, a lock (5) for locking the closure means in the closed position and a contact means (6) for making contact with the delivered object and arranged to be brought into contact with the object as the closure means is closed on the compartment with the object inside, the contact means being coupled to the locking means such that the closure means is locked when closed on the compartment with the object inside, but not locked when closed on the empty compartment. Preferably, the container comprises detection means for detecting whether a mouth of a bottle inside the compartment is covered or uncovered, and a locking means is coupled to the detection means and is arranged to lock the closure means when closed on a bottle having a covered mouth, and not to lock the closure means when closed on a bottle having an uncovered mouth, and when closed on an empty compartment (see figure 2).
Patent GB-2390799-A (GB)
Title: A rechargeable heated scoop
Inventor: MURPHY GAVIN JOHN
IPC: A47J43/28
Filed: 2002-07-18
Abstract: A rechargeable heated scoop that is thermostatically I controlled and powered by a rechargeable battery J housed in the handle (Fig 1, A) of the scoop. The scoop head (Fig 1, B) may be heated via a hot plate G located in the waterproof handle (Fig 1, A) that may be charged by rechargeable battery J, allowing the scoop to cut through the cold, frozen or iced foods. The rechargeable battery J may be recharged via a separate docking unit (Fig 2, D) that is connected to the mains power supply (Fig 2, E). The scoop head (Fig 1, B) may be removed from the handle for cleaning and to allow different shaped scoop heads to be placed on the handle.
Patent GB-2381019-A (GB)
Title: Isolating sections of casings
Inventor: COOK ROBERT LANCE
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2002-08-23
Abstract: An opening 210 in a slotted casing 200 or a solid casing 200 caused by damaged or a perforation or fracturing operation is fluidically isolated from other sections of the casing by positioning an expandable tubular member 220 having a sealing member 225 within the casing 200 and expanding the tubular member by means of an expansion cone 235.
Patent GB-2381265-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of excreta
Inventor: GOODWIN-JONES REGINALD
IPC: C05F3/00
Filed: 2002-08-23
Abstract: A formulation for use in the treatment of excreta. The formulation comprising copper, cobalt, zinc, selenium, and iodine. The copper may be present in elemental form, as a salt, or an oxide. The cobalt may be present as a salt or an oxide. The zinc, iodine and selenium may be present in the form of a salt. Also claimed is method of treating excreta by blending the exereta with a formulation comprising copper, cobalt, zinc, selenium, and iodine. A method of treating soil, pastures or grassland with the resultant blend is also claimed. Also claimed is a method of increasing the quantity of trace elements present in soil, pastures or grassland, by treating it with the blend. The present invention may alleviate the offensive odours caused by the removal of excreta from storage, or the formation of crusts by accumulation of solids in excreta slurry during storage.
Patent GB-2379171-A (GB)
Title: Game ball center having outer layer of injection molded ionomer
Inventor: MELVIN TERENCE
IPC: A63B37/12
Filed: 2001-02-15
Abstract: A game ball is presented, the game ball includes a core and a shell disposed about the core where the shell is composed of, e.g., a foamed ionomer. An outer cover is disposed about the shell and core and may include a synthetic leather or a natural leather. The core may be composed of material such as cork or polyurethane and the game ball may be either a softball or a baseball. A method of manufacturing the game ball is also presented.
Patent GB-2393632-A (GB)
Title: A method of storing cotton candy
Inventor: NIJJAR BHUPINDER SINGH
IPC: A23G3/34
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A method of providing cotton candy includes manufacturing the cotton candy at a first location, transporting the cotton candy to a retail outlet at a second location and storing the cotton candy, wherein the cotton candy is stored at a temperature in the range of 0{C to 10 {C, preferably 3{C to 5C. The cotton candy may be displayed in a refrigerated display cabinet at the second location. A cotton candy filled container stored at a temperature in the range of 0{C to 10{C is also claimed. Preferably the container is a tub made from a transparent, rigid, plastics material.
Patent GB-2380576-A (GB)
Title: Stardard user interface control display for a data provider
Inventor: DE VORCHIK DAVID
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: A standard user interface enables a user to filter an arbitrary unfamiliar data set intuitively and effectively. The illustrated interface includes a header control presenting labels, filters, and pulldown menus for each attribute of a data set, presented by an associated display control. The control communicates with a data provider through a set of APIs included in the computer's operating system. Through these APIs the data provider indicates the labels and menus to be displayed, while the header control passes new filter criteria to the data provider as it is specified by the user. The data provider filters the data set according to the user-specified filter criteria, and returns the filtered data set for display by the display control. Desirably, new filter criteria are passed to the data provider as they are being typed by the user, allowing the data provider to return successively smaller sets of result data, thus giving the visual impression of a shrinking data set. Non-textual filtering criteria can be input using non-textual interfaces, specified by the data providers. The illustrated control is data-agnostic, allowing its standardized use across a wide variety of data types and data providers.
Patent GB-2397128-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and analysing the discharge from a firearm using a piezoelectric vibration sensor
Inventor: SUTCLIFF JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: F41A31/00
Filed: 2003-01-07
Abstract: The vibrations in a firearm (rifle, pistol, shotgun etc) caused by the working of the internal parts of the weapon are measured by a piezoelectric sensor. The sensor is fitted to the outside surface of the firearm. The amplitude and/or frequency of detected shockwaves is analysed by a logic element to determine whether a shot has been fired. The logic element may comprise a processor which performs a Fourier transform, a combination of electronically configurable analogue filters, and digital logic to evaluate pulse width, duration and spacing. The system can be used with silenced weapons. Type of discharge, firearm usage and maintenance information can be deduced from the measured signals.
Patent GB-2393014-A (GB)
Title: Providing discounts at a POS terminal
Inventor: LEWIS MARC
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2003-02-25
Abstract: Retail apparatus (1, 3) is arranged to provided discounts to users on the basis of user ids communicated from a user agent (9) to a point of sale terminal (1). The point of sale terminal (1) requests a list of discounts applicable to the received user id from a discount administration system (3). The discounts in the returned list are then applied where appropriate to the user's purchases.
Patent GB-2388630-A (GB)
Title: A security device
Inventor: EVANS DAVID
IPC: E05B65/46
Filed: 2003-04-22
Abstract: A security device for securing a lid 5 of a cash till 1 against forced entry, including a base member 2 on which said cash till 1 is locatable, the base member 2 having a lock bolt 16 movable between a release position and a lock position and securable in the lock position, a security bolt 3 adapted to pass through the container and having a head 14 engageable with said lid and a bore 18 engageable with the said lock bolt 16 to thereby lock the security bolt 3 to the base member 2 to clamp the lid 5 in the closed position.
Patent GB-2393209-A (GB)
Title: A hinged clamp with aperture for suspension element or fastener
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: F16B2/06
Filed: 2003-08-01
Abstract: A hinged clamp 1 with two opposing jaws 2, 3 that contact the upper and lower surfaces of a structural element in use. One of the jaws 3 incorporates a first aperture 67b remote from its contact surface that is adapted to receive a suspension element or fastener 920. The other jaw 2 may incorporate a second aperture 67a that is also adapted to receive the suspension element. The jaws may each be joined to the connecting portion incorporating the hinge 15 via a secondary hinge 4a, 4b. The jaws 2, 3 of the clamp 1 maybe U-shaped. The clamp 1 may be used to support a grid on a beam. The hinge may be formed from a blank 61 that is also useful as a wall tie. Also disclosed are a method of suspending a utility component from a structural element and a process for manufacturing the clamp.
Patent GB-2393762-A (GB)
Title: Automotive fuel pump gear assembly having lifting and Lubricating Features
Inventor: YU DEQUAN
IPC: F04C2/08
Filed: 2003-08-08
Abstract: A gerotor type automotive fuel pump having a gear assembly comprising a disc shaped inner gear 50 mating with a radially inner surface of outer annular gear 52. The gears are mounted between a pump body 22 and a pump cover 24. The inner gear has a centre aperture 62 defining a rotation axis perpendicular to its body faces and receiving a shaft arranged to enable the inner gear to axially float along the shaft. The inner gear cover side face 58 has a plurality of inner concave grooves 64 formed thereon and spaced apart from each other to provide lifting of the inner gear on the shaft when rotating about the axis to reduce wear and friction against the gear cover. The outer gear also has a plurality of outer concave grooves 78 on its cover side face 74 , also to provide lifting.
Patent GB-2391504-A (GB)
Title: Torque tightening wrench
Inventor: BUCHANAN NIGEL ALEXANDER
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 2003-08-08
Abstract: A wrench or one way drive has a flexible head 2 with a split aperture 20 for loosely engaging a separate drive such as a socket or the head of a fastener 31 (a nut, bolt, screw or the like). Cam means, preferably pins 11,11a, are located on a handle 3 and engage the head preferably through slots 21,22 in the head. The slots diverge outwardly so that as the handle is moved relative to the head the split aperture closes and the flexible head increasingly clamps a drive socket as more and more torque is applied to the handle.
Patent GB-2394557-A (GB)
Title: Supporting structure for lens barrel having biased rotatable rings
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B7/08
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A supporting structure for a lens barrel has an annular member (22) with a circumferential engagement surface (22d) provided circumferentially around the member (22) axis (Z0 fig 10). A first ring member (18) has an engagement surface (18b) provided circumferentially around the axis to contact the annular member engagement surface (22d) and is mounted radially inwardly thereof for rotational movement about the axis relative to the annular member (22). A second ring member (15), which supports a lens barrel, has an engagement surface (15b) provided circumferentially around the axis to contact the annular member engagement surface (22d). The second ring member (15) is mounted radially inwardly of the annular member (22) for rotational movement about said axis relative to the annular member. The second ring member (15) is only capable of axial movement relative to the first ring member (18). A biassing arrangement (25) is provided to urge the first and second ring members (18,15) in opposite directions, and to bias the first and second ring member engagement surfaces (18b,15b) into contact with the annular member engagement surface (22d).
Patent GB-2393449-A (GB)
Title: Bit bodies comprising spherical sintered tungsten carbide
Inventor: KEMBAIYAN KUMAR THIPPAIYAGOWDE
IPC: E21B10/46
Filed: 2003-09-25
Abstract: A rock bit drilling or cutting body is made from a sintered spherical tungsten carbide and a nickel, cobalt or iron infiltration binder. Particles of cast tungsten carbide and carburized tungsten carbide may also be present in the material. The body is made by packing a mould with tungsten carbide, which include pellets of cemented tungsten carbide, and optionally nickel powder. The mould is then infiltrated with a binder alloy.
Patent GB-2406607-A (GB)
Title: Push-button combination lock with reset pawl
Inventor: LEE PO-YEN
IPC: E05B37/16
Filed: 2003-09-30
Abstract: A combination lock has a number of code buttons 14 which must be pressed to engage the edges of apertures 221 in a sliding plate 22 and a number of non-code buttons 15 which must not be pressed. Depression of the correct buttons 14 cams plate 22 downwardly on rod 21 to be held in a displaced position by a pivoted pawl 251 engaging rack 161. The plate 22 eventually pivots lever 32 away from a formation 34 to release an unlock shaft 342 to be pulled (fig. 5). This movement of shaft 342 acts via 33 and 31 to move a sliding plate 261 upwardly so that a projection 264 thereon releases pawl 251 to reset the lock. If the wrong buttons 14 or any of the buttons 15 are pressed then plate 22 is moved to the left along with the rod 21 and pawl 251. The projection 261 is engaged by the pawl 251 which is then moved to release and unlocking cannot be achieved.
Patent GB-2397068-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: SUENAGA KENICHI
IPC: B24B37/00
Filed: 2003-12-01
Abstract: A polishing composition for memory hard disk containing water and silica particles, wherein the silica particles have a particle size distribution in which the relationship of a particle size (R) and a cumulative volume frequency (V) in a graph of particle size-cumulative volume frequency obtained by plotting a cumulative volume frequency (%) of the silica particles counted from a small particle size side against a particle size (nm) of the silica particles in the range of particle sizes of from 40 to 100 nm satisfy the following formula (1): V   /  0.5   Í  R + 40 (1), wherein the particle size is determined by observation with a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The polishing composition of the present invention can be even more suitably used for the manufacture of a substrate for precision parts such as substrates for memory hard disks.
Patent GB-2408754-A (GB)
Title: Self raking bow top fence panel
Inventor: COUSINS IAN
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2003-12-03
Abstract: A self raking bow top fence panel comprises two horizontal rails 2, 3 supporting a plurality of composite pales (10, fig 1), each pale comprising two separate vertical legs 12, 13 each leg being independently pivotally mounted to at least one of the rails. The bows 11 or curved elements forming the top of the fence are preferably provided by the top section of one of the tubular legs 12 of each pale which is bent over to form a downwardly facing socket 15 which receives the upper end 14 of the second leg 13. The legs 12, 13 may be retained in apertures in the rails by means of fixed transverse pins 20 which enable each leg to pivot independently in the rail, the relative movement between the two legs 12, 13 of each pale being accommodated by movement of the reduced diameter upper end 14 of the second leg 13 in the socket 15. The bent leg 12 is preferably pinned to both rails 2, 3 while the straight leg 13 may be pinned to both rails or to the lower rail 3 only.